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Swift wing oyster

Pteria peasei (Dunker, 1872)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The swift wing oyster (Pteria peasei) is a species in the family Pteriidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the swift wing oyster

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the swift wing oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the swift wing oyster endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the swift wing oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPteriidae
  6. genusPteria
  7. SpeciesPteria peasei (Dunker, 1872)

Synonyms Avicula cypsellus, Avicula peasei, Pteria cypsella

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ツバメガイJapanese
  • 皮亞氏鶯蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the swift wing oyster

Other species in the same genus Pteria.

Wing shell

Pteria hirundo

PteriidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the swift wing oyster?

The swift wing oyster (Pteria peasei) belongs to the family Pteriidae in the order Ostreida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Swift wing oyster (Pteria peasei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteria-peasei

MLA

“Swift wing oyster (Pteria peasei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteria-peasei.

BibTeX
@misc{pteria_peasei_2026,
  title = {Swift wing oyster (Pteria peasei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteria-peasei},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}